SCHOOL NEWS: NCT, Wednesday, May 4

Proms then and now

Send us your prom pictures! Whether they're from 2011 or 40
years ago ---- show them off in our online prom slideshow. Email
photos to website@nctimes.com with a detailed description of who is
in the photo, when and where, and which school held the prom. No
professional photos please. See our other galleries online at
nctimes.com/gallery.

Help save local music programs

VISTA ---- Presented by Save Vista Music, elementary schools
from the Vista Unified School District will join for a series of
fundraising concerts May 7 at the Avo Playhouse, 303 Main St. The
lineup:

-- 9 a.m.: A choir of students in grades 3-5 from Hannalei,
Foothill Oak, Monte Vista and Beaumont Elementary Schools; second-
and third-grade students from Bobier Elementary School; a mixed
chorus from Roosevelt Middle School; and the Vista High School
Concert Choir will perform.

-- 11 a.m.: Fourth graders from Breeze Hill Elementary School
and the guitar ensemble from Temple Heights Elementary School will
perform.

-- 1 p.m.: Choir from Empresa Elementary School; the drumming
ensemble from Empresa Elementary School; Zoom from the Vista
Academy of Visual and Performing Arts; and the Vista High School
Show Cats will perform.

-- 3 p.m.: Kindergarten and first-grade students from Casita
Elementary School; fourth- and fifth-grade choir from Grapevine
Elementary School; the Academy Voices from Vista Academy of Visual
and Performing Arts; and the Bulldog Guitars from Vista Academy of
Visual and Performing Arts will perform.

-- 5 p.m.: The Bulldog Band from Vista Academy of Visual and
Performing Arts; the Roosevelt Middle School Jazz Cats; the Vista
High School Jazz ensemble; and the Rancho Buena Vista High School
Jazz ensemble will perform.

Tickets cost $10. Proceeds benefit school music programs.
Reserve at 760-724-2110 or visit vistixonline.com. For more about
the Save Vista Music program, email vistaelementarymusic@gmail.com
or visit savevistamusic.org/savevistamusic/Home.html.

'Revolution' dance recital on tap

FALLBROOK ---- The Fallbrook High annual dance recital will beheld at 7 p.m. May 6-7 at the Bob Burton Performing Arts Center,2400 Stage Coach Lane. The theme this year is "Revolution." Ticketscost is $5. Call 760-723-6300 or visit ggipner@fuhsd.net.

High school to present 'Urinetown'

CARLSBAD ---- Carlsbad High School presents "Urinetown, The
Musical" at 7 p.m. May 6-7, 12-14 and at 2 p.m. May 14 at the
Carlsbad High School Cultural Arts Center, 3557 Lancer Way. Jamen
Nanthakumar is Bobby Strong and Chelsie Donahue is Hope Cladwell in
this satirical musical comedy by Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis.
Tickets cost $10. Reserve at 760-331-5764.

Original musical to be performed

ESCONDIDO ---- The ILP-Theater Arts Program at Escondido Charter
High School presents "Once Upon A Midsummer Night's Dream," an
original musical twist on the classic Shakespeare play, at 7:30
p.m. May 4-5 at the high school's American Spirit Theater, 1868 E.
Valley Parkway. Twenty students in grades 9-12 will be performing.
Tickets cost $6 for adults, $4 for students/children. Call
760-737-3154.

'Night at the Opera' slated

POWAY ---- Poway High School will hold its second "Night at theOpera" fundraiser concert at 7:30 p.m. May 7 at the Poway Centerfor the Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Road. Guest artists are MaryJaeb, soprano; Jose Medina, tenor; and Gregorio Gonzales, baritone.The Palomar College Chamber Singers and Accompanying Ensembles,UCLA's Hornsmoke Brass Ensemble and the San Diego Jewish Men'sChoir will also perform. The evening will include arias, duets,choruses and scenes from some of history's most beloved operas,including "The Elixir of Love," "Die Fledermaus," "Hansel andGretel" and "La Cenerentola" (Cinderella). Tickets cost $10 forstudents, $20 for general admission and $50 for gold donor patrons(which includes admission to the artists' reception after theperformance.) Proceeds benefit the student services program atPoway High School. For those who can't attend but wish to donate,checks can be made payable to the PHS Foundation and mailed to:PHS, Attn: Traci Barker-Ball, 15500 Espola Road, Poway, CA 92064.Reserve at 858-748-0505.

School to hold art festival

POWAY ---- Poway High School's visual fine arts department will
celebrate student artists at the "Eye on Art Festival" at 7:15 p.m.
May 11 at Poway High School, in the art rooms of the N3 building.
Students will display and demonstrate drawing, painting, ceramics,
photography, digital media production, computer graphics, animation
and architecture. Poway High's Jazz Band will kick off the
festivities at 7 p.m. Call 858-748-0245, ext. 5304.

Open house set for Saturday

OCEANSIDE ---- Old Mission Montessori School will hold an open
house to kick off enrollment for the 2011-12 school year from 1:30
to 4 p.m. May 7 at 4070 Mission Ave. Browse the classrooms and meet
teachers, parents and students. OMMS, a part of Mission San Luis
Rey Parish, offers faith-based Montessori education for preschool
through grade eight. Part-time and full-time preschool programs are
available; kindergarten is a full-day program. After-school sports
and activities include jazz dance, flag football, volleyball, golf,
chess club and more. Before the open house, a drawing will be held
for the recipients of the 2011-2012 scholarships from the Tom and
Adele Davis Trust. Call 760-757-3232 or visit omms.org.

School to hold day of health

ENCINITAS ---- Ocean Knoll Elementary School's Parent TeacherAssociation, with assistance from Scripps Encinitas, will open itsdoors to Ocean Knoll families to provide free health screenings forhigh blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol from 7:30 to 9a.m. May 5 at 910 Melba Road. Also, adults may choose to have theirweight and body composition assessed. Scripps Encinitas staff willbe available to review the results. Students will attend aninformative assembly about the importance of healthy nutrition andhow exercise builds strong bodies and minds. The first assembly forgrades 1-3 will be at 11:15 a.m. and the second assembly forkindergarten and grades 4-6 will be at 12:15 p.m. Ocean Knoll's PTAand the district's Child Nutrition Services will also kick offtheir new 10-choice salad bar program. Visit eusd.net/ok.

Public invited to ice cream social

CARDIFF ---- The community is invited to the 35th annual Ice
Cream Social fundraiser for the Cardiff School District from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. May 7 at Cardiff Elementary School, 1888 Montgomery
Ave. The event will include games, prizes, an activity zone,
entertainment, a flash mob, a petting zoo, a silent auction, food,
and a cakewalk. This year's theme is "Peace, Love and Ice Cream."
T-shirts will be available. Proceeds benefit the Cardiff Schools
Education Association, a volunteer nonprofit that funds school
programs including technology, science, physical education, art,
music and class-size reduction. Visit cardiffsea.org.

Horizon Prep hosts fundraiser

RANCHO SANTA FE ---- The Horizon Prep Spring Fundraiser will beheld at 6 p.m. May 6 at the Santaluz Club, 8170 Caminito SantaluzEast, San Diego. "HIS Blueprint" is the theme, since Horizon Prepis under construction. The event includes dinner and will offer avariety of auction items, including a stay at the Grand WaileaResort on Maui; teacher experiences at the Zoo, Wild Animal Park,Sea World, and Legoland; the Heath Bell Experience, a Padres suitefor 20 people and dugout seats; a surfboard signed by BethanyHamilton and a movie party to see her inspiring story, "Soul
Surfer"; an architect-designed backyard playhouse built from thematerials of the new school; and a full set of braces fromEncinitas dentist Karson A. Kupiec. School favorites are sure to be"Principal for a Day" and a drawing for one year's free tuition.Single tickets cost $125, double tickets $225. Horizon Prep is aChrist-centered, classically based school and serves 450 studentsin preschool through eighth grade. The school is in the top 3percent nationwide on standardized test scores and is accreditedwith WASC and ACSI. Call 858-756-5599.